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VTTI in the News

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to conduct research project in Phase I of VTCRC

VTTI is installing LED luminaires on light poles in several parking lots in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center for a study on Next Generation Lighting Systems.

National study evaluates collision avoidance technology for transit buses, seeks to improve pedestrian, rider, bus operator safety

An innovative Pedestrian Avoidance Safety System is being tested at VTTI. If successful, the technology could be implemented in transit fleets across the nation.

Pictured from left to right: (back row) Luke Riexinger, Richard Greatbatch, Adam Novotny, Eric Bloomquist, and Zachary Doerzaph; (front row) Samantha Haus, Alexis Basantis, and Alexandria Rossi-Alvarez.

Students win international vehicle safety design competition

A group of VT engineering graduate students won the international championship for the 2019 Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition (SSTDC), hosted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Netherlands, June 10-13.

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